Hey guys! Starting to love turtles!

[Fábio97]

hello I'M Fábio ,18 years old , portuguese (from Portugal not brazil lol ) my girlfriend got me This new turtle ! It's my first one so Please check my latest post ... My turtle won't eat ...

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Fábio97]

Thanks !

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello Fabio

 

[Tactical Tort]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Fábio97]

Hello Fabio
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Welcome to the forum!

Thanks ! Check Out my post .... PLEASE!

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Is it a Map turtle?
What have you offered him to eat?
How are you keeping him?

 

[wellington]

Hello and Welcome. If you could give us more info about the way you are keeping this little one, heat/temps, kind of heat your using and what you are feeding we can try to help you much better.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello, Fabio, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum!!
I will look a your other post now!

 

[Fábio97]

Is it a Map turtle?
What have you offered him to eat?
How are you keeping him?

Hello and Welcome. If you could give us more info about the way you are keeping this little one, heat/temps, kind of heat your using and what you are feeding we can try to help you much better.

Hey guys my turtle is a pseudemys concinna ... I only got her for 3 days now ... The temperature here in my island can get pretty warm because of the humidity like today was a cold day (17 Celsius) ... I don't Know her watter temperature but when I'M at home I Bring her to my desk where she can get natural sunlight and during most of the day she is right under a flourescent light ... i'll attach some pictures including her food ! I think she ate 2 of the four pellets i left in the watter and that white thing in the pictures is a vitamin block ... It's basically calcium

 

[Fábio97]

oh and as i only got her for 3 day I did't had the chance to buy specific lights or some kind of heating and a proper aquarium !

 

[ZEROPILOT]

You are the second new member in about a week that has shown us such a turtle habitat. You know already that it is not ideal for any size of turtle. That's good. You can probably also get rid of the calcium block.
Even a 10 gallon tank would be O.K. in the short term with a few inches of water and an area to climb out of the water with a warm UVB bulb to bask under.
It wont be too difficult or very expensive to give him a better home and you'll both be much happier for it.

 

[Fábio97]

You are the second new member in about a week that has shown us such a turtle habitat. You know already that it is not ideal for any size of turtle. That's good. You can probably also get rid of the calcium block.
Even a 10 gallon tank would be O.K. in the short term with a few inches of water and an area to climb out of the water with a warm UVB bulb to bask under.
It wont be too difficult or very expensive to give him a better home and you'll both be much happier for it.

From what I read here and other sites I guessed it was not ideal fOr my turtle ... But as I said , It's my first turtle and it was a grift from my girlfriend and i just have it for 3 days ... I'M really into This now and can't wait to get a new tank for him/her I've got some ideas for her new home already and as I live near the sea It's easy for me to get some flat rocks to the tank ! And of course i will boil them first before using them

 

[Speedy-1]

Hi and welcome Fabio , sounds like you are on the right path now !

 

[wellington]

Glad you are doing your research and figuring it out what is needed and what isn't any good. Remember, sun shining through a window or screen has a lot of the uv blocked. A proper basking light and temps will do a lot of good. A lot of turtles spend a lot of their time out of the water basking.

 

[Lyn W]

Welcome Fabio this is the best place to come to for being pointed in the right direction.
If you follow all advice as best you can, you will soon have a very happy, healthy turtle.

 

[AnimalLady]

Hello and welcome Fabio!
What a cute turtle! Does he/she have a name?

 

[Fábio97]

Hello and welcome Fabio!
What a cute turtle! Does he/she have a name?

First: i still don't Know if it is a he or she but my girlfriend insisted to mame the turtle her name (Maria) and the turtle is like a symbol of us ... As them live long , I have to Take care of the turtle like our love that will last long if I take good care of it

 

[AnimalLady]

First: i still don't Know if it is a he or she but my girlfriend insisted to mame the turtle her name (Maria) and the turtle is like a symbol of us ... As them live long , I have to Take care of the turtle like our love that will last long if I take good care of it

That is a GORGEOUS name. Quite possibly the BEST name you could have chosen

That's sweet. Now you have 2 Maria's. That can be a handful, I wish you much luck my friend

 

[Fábio97]

That is a GORGEOUS name. Quite possibly the BEST name you could have chosen

That's sweet. Now you have 2 Maria's. That can be a handful, I wish you much luck my friend

I said her the same thing they are the 2 most precious things I got so I might as well Take care of them! Thank you Very much!